diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index 925298b6f869..1269a756ea9c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -2022,6 +2022,7 @@ static int wacom_initialize_remotes(struct wacom *wacom)
 	if (error) {
 		hid_err(wacom->hdev,
 			"cannot create sysfs group err: %d\n", error);
+		kfifo_free(&remote->remote_fifo);
 		return error;
 	}